They ask you about wine and gambling. Say, "In them is great (2:219)

﴿۞ يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الْخَمْرِ وَالْمَيْسِرِ ۖ قُلْ فِيهِمَا إِثْمٌ كَبِيرٌ وَمَنَافِعُ لِلنَّاسِ وَإِثْمُهُمَا أَكْبَرُ مِن نَّفْعِهِمَا ۗ وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ مَاذَا يُنفِقُونَ قُلِ الْعَفْوَ ۗ كَذَٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللَّهُ لَكُمُ الْآيَاتِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَفَكَّرُونَ﴾
[ البقرة: 219]

2:219 They ask you about wine and gambling. Say, "In them is great sin and [yet, some] benefit for people. But their sin is greater than their benefit." And they ask you what they should spend. Say, "The excess [beyond needs]." Thus Allah makes clear to you the verses [of revelation] that you might give thought.

O Prophet! Your Companions ask you about wine ( which refers to anything that impairs the mind or intoxicates it ), with respect to the legal aspects of drinking, selling and purchasing it.
They also ask you about gambling ( which refers to wealth taken in a competition between two people in which both contribute to the winning total ).
Say in response to them: They both have many spiritual and material harms, such as loss of intellect and wealth and the creation of hatred and enmity.
On the other hand, there are a few benefits, such as financial reward for the winner of a bet.
However, the harm and sin resulting from them is greater than the benefit; so, a logical person should avoid such actions.
This statement of Allah lays the foundation for the prohibition of wine.
They also ask you, O Prophet, about the amount that they should spend in charity.
Say in reply to them: Spend whatever is easy and in excess of your needs.
With such clear explanations, Allah describes the sacred law to you so that you may reflect.
Initially, this was the law regarding charity, but later Allah established the obligation of Zakat, which requires paying a set amount on certain possessions, if one has owned such possessions for a particular period of time.

They ask you (O Muhammad SAW) concerning alcoholic drink and gambling. Say: "In them is a great sin, and (some) benefit for men, but the sin of them is greater than their benefit." And they ask you what they ought to spend. Say: "That which is beyond your needs." Thus Allah makes clear to you His Laws in order that you may give thought."

phonetic Transliteration

Yasaloonaka AAani alkhamri waalmaysiri qul feehima ithmun kabeerun wamanafiAAu lilnnasi waithmuhuma akbaru min nafAAihima wayasaloonaka matha yunfiqoona quli alAAafwa kathalika yubayyinu Allahu lakumu alayati laAAallakum tatafakkaroona

Abdullah Yusuf Ali - Translation

They ask thee concerning wine and gambling. Say: "In them is great sin, and some profit, for men; but the sin is greater than the profit." They ask thee how much they are to spend; Say: "What is beyond your needs." Thus doth Allah Make clear to you His Signs: In order that ye may consider-

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

They ask you (O Muhammad) concerning alcoholic drink and gambling. Say: "In them is a great sin, and (some) benefits for men, but the sin of them is greater than their benefit." And they ask you what they ought to spend. Say: "That which is (spare) beyond your needs." Thus Allah makes clear to you His Laws in order that you may give thought.

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